Dhs22b world-first renewable energy project breaks ground

Sheikh Theyab Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed witnesses groundbreaking of world’s Ist gigascale round-the-clock renewable energy project worth over Dhs22 billion

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Sheikh Theyab Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, has witnessed the groundbreaking of the world’s largest renewable energy project integrating solar power and battery storage, capable of delivering 1 gigawatt (GW) of baseload renewable energy around the clock at a globally competitive tariff.

This world-first project, developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company - Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), integrates a 5.2GW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a 19 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery energy storage system (BESS), the largest and most technologically advanced system of its kind in the world.

The project reimagines the potential of renewable energy by overcoming intermittency. Once operational, the project will produce gigascale baseload energy at a globally competitive tariff for the first time, setting a new international benchmark and reaffirming the UAE leadership's position in renewable energy development.

The project will act as a blueprint that can be replicated internationally to meet the growing demand for clean, secure, round-the-clock power.

With its development representing a capital investment of more than Dhs22 billion, the project will create more than 10,000 jobs, as well as new manufacturing facilities, while avoiding approximately 5.7 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually when the facility becomes operational by 2027.